Ibrahim al-Hamdi

Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1943-11 October 1977) was President of North Yemen from 1974 to 1977, succeeding Abdul Rahman al-Iryani and preceding Ahmad al-Ghashmi.

Biography
Ibrahim al-Hamdi was born in 1943, and he served as the commander of the Yemeni Army's commandoes under Abdullah al-Sallal. In 1974, he led a military coup against Judge Abdul Rahman al-Iryani's government of North Yemen, and al-Hamdi himself became President. He demanded that anti-South Yemen broadcasts be stopped and wanted unity with South Yemen, and he became a personal friend of South Yemeni president Salim Rubai Ali. However, on 11 October 1977 was shot dead by two al-Ahmar tribesmen funded by Saudi Arabia, and two French dancers were killed next to him so that it would appear as if he had a relationship with them. Ahmad al-Ghashmi succeeded him as president.